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Italy has invited Mediterranean countries to Rome on Sunday for an “international conference” aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants to European shores.Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expecting leaders from the region, the European Union and international financial institutions to meet in the capital, according to …

Italy calls Med migration conference on Tunisia modelSun, 23 Jul 2023 04:35:00 GMT Read More »

The International Seabed Authority’s member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists’ calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction they say would avert marine threats.The ISA, an intergovernmental body tasked with protecting the seabed, and its member states have spent the last decade trying …

Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:25:02 GMT Read More »

Months after the men’s groundbreaking run to the semi-finals in Qatar, Morocco’s women will make World Cup history of their own on Monday.When the Atlas Lionesses face two-times former champions Germany in Melbourne they will be the first Arab team to play at a Women’s World Cup.It has not gone unnoticed in a country mad …

Morocco set for Women’s World Cup debut in another landmarkSat, 22 Jul 2023 04:21:50 GMT Read More »

The United Nations warned on Friday of escalating military action in the Black Sea, after Russia said its navy carried out a live fire exercise there having declared that ships travelling to Ukraine would be considered potential military targets.Moscow’s forces struck the Black Sea port of Odesa for a fourth night in a row, hitting …

Russian navy carries out live fire exercise in Black SeaFri, 21 Jul 2023 19:12:39 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in a Nairobi slum on Friday for a third consecutive day, firing tear gas and rubber bullets amid mounting calls for dialogue between the government and the opposition.Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga called for three days of demonstrations this week, but appetite for the protests had largely waned by …

Police and protesters clash in Nairobi as calls for talks growFri, 21 Jul 2023 14:53:19 GMT Read More »

Gunmen have attacked two villages in Niger’s vast Tillaberi border region, killing a dozen people working in the fields, security and local sources told AFP on Friday.”There were 12 deaths following the attack on Thursday afternoon by armed men,” a municipal official in Anzourou district said.All the dead were male and from the villages of …

Gunmen kill 12 working in Niger fieldsFri, 21 Jul 2023 14:50:17 GMT Read More »

With just a week left before the opening ceremonies, workers in Kinshasa are racing to finish facilities ahead of the Francophone Games, gathering nations from the French-speaking equivalent of the Commonwealth.Some 3,000 athletes from about 30 countries are set to arrive in DR Congo’s capital over the next few days ahead of the July 28 …

DR Congo races to be ready for Francophone GamesFri, 21 Jul 2023 12:55:32 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in a Nairobi slum on Friday for a third consecutive day, firing tear gas and rubber bullets amid mounting calls for dialogue between the government and the opposition.Veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga called for three days of demonstrations this week, but appetite for the protests had largely waned by …

Police and protesters clash in Nairobi as calls for talks growFri, 21 Jul 2023 12:26:44 GMT Read More »